Exploring the new humanity emerging from the harmony between humans and computers - Shunichi Kasahara

When humans integrate with computers, to what extent are we still ourselves? Computers are no longer just tools for humans, but are deeply intervening in our bodies and behavior. When humans integrate with computers and acquire abilities and different bodies beyond what we currently possess, how do we define our own humanity?
I am researching "Cybernetic Humanity," which is a new concept of humanity that emerges from the integration of humans and computers, through the intersection of computer science and human science. My research will focus on augmenting perception, cognition, and embodiment, elucidating the "self" through subjective experiences and understanding the dynamics of humanity that are woven by the integration of humans and computers.
The exploration of Cybernetic Humanity requires connecting and discussing the contradictory and complex nature of augmented physicality and inherited humanity. To tackle this, I adopt not only a reductive approach but also a circular experiential research process that involves creating and analyzing new "experiences" of the body and humanity as an open system.
I aim to bring about new science in human-computer integration and lead to co-evolutionary and co-creative relationships between humans and computers.
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Selected Publications
Kasahara, Shunichi and Nishida, Jun and Lopes, Pedro
Preemptive Action: Accelerating Human Reaction Using Electrical Muscle Stimulation Without Compromising AgencyProceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems | pages 1–15, 2019
Kasahara, Shunichi and Konno, Keina and Owaki, Richi and Nishi, Tsubasa and Takeshita, Akiko and Ito, Takayuki and Kasuga, Shoko and Ushiba, Junichi
Malleable Embodiment: Changing Sense of Embodiment by Spatial-Temporal Deformation of Virtual Human BodyProceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems | pages 6438--6448, May, 2017
Kasahara, Shunichi and Ando, Mitsuhito and Suganuma, Kiyoshi and Rekimoto, Jun
Parallel Eyes: Exploring Human Capability and Behaviors with Paralleled First Person View SharingProceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems | pages 1561--1572, May, 2016
News & Articles
Conversational Agents on Your Behalf: Opportunities and Challenges of Shared Autonomy in Voice Communication for Multitasking
Two presentations were accepted for the demonstration exhibition and two for the poster exhibition.
A public seminar and open lab was held at OIST by S. Kasahara.